If you want a black and tan appearance, top this fluffy, light cheesecake with chocolate ganache, which has a hint of Guinness flavor.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 40 mins |
| Additional Time: | 4 hrs |
| Total Time: | 5 hrs |
| Servings: | 16 |
| Yield: | 1 8-inch cheesecake |
Ingredients
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- ½ cup butter, melted
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
- ⅔ cup brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¾ cup Irish stout beer (such as Guinness®)
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- ⅔ cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Mix graham cracker crumbs and melted butter in a bowl; press into an 8-inch springform pan.
- Combine cream cheese, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, and cinnamon in a bowl until smooth; stir beer into cream cheese mixture until batter is thin and smooth. Pour batter over graham cracker crust.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cheesecake is puffed and set in the middle, 40 to 60 minutes. Cool completely.
- Melt chocolate chips and cream in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching. Pour over cooled cheesecake. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 4 hours to overnight.
- This recipe can also be used for eight 6-ounce ramekins lined with parchment tabs. Cut parchment strips 2 inches wide and 8 inches long and line ramekins before pressing in crumbs.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 370 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 29 g |
| Cholesterol | 95 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Saturated Fat | 16 g |
| Sodium | 208 mg |
| Sugars | 21 g |
| Fat | 28 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Turned it into cupcakes. The Guinness added a nice flavor to the cheesecake, not too overpowering. The mixture was a bit watery, but they came out fine. They disappeared before I could take a pic lol.